How Pete Treloar started their web page design journey

Summary

Wanted! A creative, powerful look to a Web Home Page layout for an International Home Staging, Design & Marketing Association (APSD). Using New logo and following general look of 3rd party website layout (http://www.padi.com)

Company name

APSD (Association of Property Scene designers)

What inspires you and how do you envision the design for your business?

A creative, powerful and celebritized look to a Web Home Page layout for a Home Staging, Design & Marketing Association (APSD). Our main audience is female, well-educated, entreprenerial 35-55 Age group. They are coming to us to change Careers & create wealth, freedom and power through starting thier own Home Staging Business and taking our Professional level certification programs.
Use http://www.padi.com as template for column layout - nav bars & graphic placement (for example, the turtle would be Karen's pic and the company logo would be ours) – love the color of this site, replace the water theme with theme suggesting success and fun in business.
Key elements:
- Celebrity: utilize picture of Karen Schaefer (Founder) - to celebritize Karen's position as Founder and Traininer.
- Lifestyle of Owning/Starting your own Home Staging, Design and Marketing Business/Career
APSD New Logo (see logo contest winner) - use the color theme included in the new logo (red.white.blue)
- Header Banner to include opt-in box for "Join Karen's weekly Staging, Design and Marketing Video ezine" - email only.
- Navigation bar above main header including the following links: (above logo & picture)
Home / Online Training Programs / Staging tips / About APSD / Affiliates & Partners / APSD Pro Login / Open A Staging Business / Start a Staging Career / Contact Us
- Main Navigation bar to include the following buttons: (just below logo & picture)
Locate an APSD Pro / Stage Your Home Now / Staging & Marketing Learning Systems / Learn to Stage Properties / Learn to Market Properties / Locate an APSD Business Member / APSD Pro Certification Courses /
- Main Column (center) - include three main boxes:
Who is Karen Schaefer? / APSD Certification Courses (APSD Home Stager - APSD Stager Pro - APSD Property Scene Designer - APSD Property Scene Designer Trainer) / Why the APSD System Works?
- Main Column graphics (include a sampling of property pictures and lifestyle with video play button) - this is where the pictures of people diving appear on http://www.padi.com.
- Sidebar (right) items to include: Staging Community / Member log-in (username & password) / FREE CD opt-in box (include graphic of CD) / Upcoming Events
- Sidebar (left) 3-4 stacked “300x150” testimonial video boxes (placeholders)
- The footer Navigation should have space for a listing of quick links, privacy policy, earnings disclaimer, Copywrite @2009 APSD